After a political candidate lost badly in an election, the paid political workers were discouraged but the volunteers felt their effort was worthwhile. What psychological principle is probably responsible for the difference in attitudes?

A) group polarization
B) conformity
C) cognitive dissonance
D) attributional bias

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Christian Rodriguez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Cognitive dissonance explains the difference in attitudes because the volunteers, who were not paid, needed to justify their unpaid efforts and thus were more likely to view their work as worthwhile to reduce the dissonance between their efforts and the outcome.

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